ABC News Search for Egypt's Nefertiti Gains New Momentum The search for ancient Egypt's Queen Nefertiti in an alleged hidden chamber in King Tut's tomb gained new momentum as Egypt's Antiquities Minister said Tuesday he is now more convinced a queen's tomb may lay hidden behind King Tutankhamun's final resting place. While touring the burial sites of Tutankhamun and other pharaohs in Luxor's famed Valley of the Kings with British Egyptologist Nicholas Reeves, Minister Mamdouh el-Damaty said he now thinks King Tut's 3,300 year-old pharaonic mausoleum probably contains at least one hidden chamber. Reeves theorized that Tutankhamun, popularly known as King Tut, who died at the age of 19, may have been rushed into an outer chamber of what was originally Nefertiti's tomb. Read More: http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/egypt-king-tuts-tomb-hidden-chambers-34125278 The Globe and Mail Convicted Al Jazeera journalists seek pardon from Egypt, support from world leaders at UN Three journalists convicted of aiding a terrorist organization while covering Egyptian unrest for Al Jazeera publicly appealed to Egypt's president on Tuesday to pardon them. Australian Peter Greste said they also were seeking support from world leaders attending the U.N. General Assembly. "Once I was released from prison, I thought I was going to be free," Greste said at a news conference at the Manhattan headquarters of the Committee to Protect Journalists. "It turns out that I'm not; I still have this conviction and all of its consequences hanging over my head." Read More: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/convicted-al-jazeera-journalists-seek-pardon-from-egypt-support-from-world-leaders-at-un/article26595178/ Reuters Egypt tourism industry expects moderate growth in 2015 Egypt's tourism industry, hit by years of political upheaval and militant violence, is expected to post moderate growth this year and hopes a global advertising campaign will revive the sector vital for economic recovery, the tourism minister said. Last year, 9.9 million tourists visited Egypt, a far cry from the 14.7 million that visited in 2010, before an uprising the following year triggered turmoil in the land of ancient sites and sea resorts. President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has restored some stability since the army toppled Islamist President Mohamed Mursi in 2013 following mass protests against his rule but not enough to persuade large numbers of foreigners that it is safe to return. Read More: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/09/28/us-egypt-tourism-idUSKCN0RS10F20150928
